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Cream Pail

1775–76
Object PlaceLondon, England
Medium/TechniqueSilver, with glass liner
DimensionsH. 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.);
Weight: 68 gm (2 oz, 4 dwt)
Credit LineBequest of Helen S. Coolidge
Accession numberRES.63.26a-b
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ClassificationsSilver
Collections
InscriptionsEngraved on underside of the silver frame, "A.L.L. 1877".
ProvenanceBequest of Helen S. Coolidge to the MFA; John Gardner Coolidge Collection.
(Accession Date: February 13, 1963)
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